Saving Dragons: The Life and Times of Russell Goldfield (Louey Yeung Man) Jack

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Book Information

Release date 02-2025
Format Paperback
Pages 216
ISBN 9781923267251
ISBN10 1923267256
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SKU: 933 Categories: , , , , , , , ,

Description

This gripping narrative of the Chinese diaspora in Bendigo, Australia, is told through the eyes of an extraordinary community builder, Russell Goldfield Jack. Growing up under the shadow of the White Australia Policy, in a conservative, homogeneous city, Russell Jack negotiated a foothold for his people using dragons as his trojan horses. By building the internationally renowned Golden Dragon Museum, he replaced fear with knowledge and ignorance with beauty. Dianne Dempsey’s story, told with verve, compassion and illuminating vignettes, offers a unique slice of Australia’s social history

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Weight 1 kg

Author information

Dianne Dempsey

Dianne Dempsey is a freelance journalist whose features and book reviews have been published in The Age, The Sunday Age, The Herald Sun, The Courier Mail, The Australian, Kill Your Darlings and Australian Book Review. She has worked in the newsrooms of The Bendigo Advertiser and The Bendigo Weekly. She is also the author of 'Girls in Our Town' and a screenwriter. She can be found at diannedempsey.com.au.

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